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Susan Mapp
Researcher at Elizabethtown College
Publications - 41
Citations - 668
Susan Mapp is an academic researcher from Elizabethtown College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social work & Human rights. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 39 publications receiving 569 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan Mapp include University of Houston & University of Connecticut.
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Effect of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs on Students' Cultural Adaptability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess quantitatively the effect on bachelor students' cross-cultural adaptability using a pre-post design and find significant changes on all subscales as well as on the total score.
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The effects of sexual abuse as a child on the risk of mothers physically abusing their children: A path analysis using systems theory
TL;DR: It may not be the experience of sexual abuse itself that has an impact on a mother's risk of physical abuse, but rather whether she is able to resolve that trauma and her locus of control appears to be important in this resolution.
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Human Rights and Social Justice in a Global Perspective: An Introduction To International Social Work
TL;DR: This book discusses social work and the physical environment in international social work, including issues Particularly Affecting Women, and the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond.
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Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession
TL;DR: Social workers around the world have a long history of working for the achievement of human rights, including an explicit grounding of practice in human rights principles: human dignity, nondiscrimination, participation, transparency, and accountability, and a case example of how to apply them in practice is provided.
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The Effect of a Short-Term Study Abroad Class on Students' Cross-Cultural Awareness
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted with current and past participants of a short-term study-abroad trip to Ireland from a small liberal arts school and found that the trip increased their cross-cultural awareness and their interest in a longterm study abroad experience.